Guyana vs Suriname: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Guyana
117.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Suriname
128.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Guyana rank
142nd
Suriname rank
139th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 128.76 million tonnes against 117.34 million tonnes in Guyana, a difference of 11.42 million tonnes.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 142nd and Suriname ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.17 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 609,322 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1960s | 8.91 million tonnes | 6.70 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1970s | 23.15 million tonnes | 21.83 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Guyana |
| 1980s | 39.24 million tonnes | 41.31 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 1990s | 52.17 million tonnes | 60.14 million tonnes | 7.96 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 2000s | 69.17 million tonnes | 79.70 million tonnes | 10.53 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 2010s | 88.02 million tonnes | 102.66 million tonnes | 14.64 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 2020s | 108.76 million tonnes | 122.99 million tonnes | 14.23 million tonnes | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Guyana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 128.76 million tonnes against 117.34 million tonnes in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Guyana and Suriname?
- 11.42 million tonnes, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Guyana ranks 142nd and Suriname ranks 139th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.